Across
- 3. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. For example, a red rose can be a symbol of love and passion.
- 6. Language that appeals to the senses, creating mental pictures for the listener. For example, "The sun slowly sank behind the mountains, casting long shadows across the valley" creates a visual image in the listener's mind.
- 7. A comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as." For example, "You're a shooting star" compares a person to a celestial object.
- 8. The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence. For example, "Sally sells seashells by the seashore" uses the "s" sound repeatedly.
- 9. Words that imitate or suggest the sound of what they describe. For example, "Boom clap" imitates the sound of an explosion and a clap.
- 10. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. For example, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" exaggerates how hungry someone is.
Down
- 1. A reference to a person, place, or thing from history, literature, or mythology. For example, in the song "American Pie" by Don McLean, he references "the day the music died" as a metaphor for the loss of innocence and hope in the 1960s.
- 2. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. For example, in the song "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette, the line "It's like rain on your wedding day" is ironic because rain is typically seen as a negative thing on a wedding day.
- 4. A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." For example, "Your love is like a rollercoaster" compares love to a rollercoaster.
- 5. Giving human characteristics or qualities to non-human things. For example, "The wind whispered secrets to me" gives human qualities to the wind.